meanwhile, capriles is the 40- year-old governor of miranda, one of venezuela's most important states. >> ( translated ): nicolas maduro isn't chavez! capriles is the guarantee that the country will get ahead. i am not the opposition; i am the solution. >> woodruff: capriles has nearly gone hoarse as he's campaigned tirelessly, criss-crossing the country to meet with both urban and rural constituents. and despite the odds, he's again generating considerable support. >> ( translated ): capriles has done everything. there is education, there is culture, there is a future for the freedom of venezuela. >> ( translated ): and because we don't want more crime, more problems, more aggressiveness and no more violence. we want peace. >> woodruff: still, late polls show capriles trailing maduro by as much as ten points. whoever wins will confront a raft of problems, including sky- high inflation and ongoing scarcity of basic goods. >> ( translated ): we lack sugar, milk, chicken, bread, flour and meat. >> woodruff: there's also the country's crumbling infrastructure and high rate of drug-relate